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I slightly pouted my cc7ed051b7 lips and climbed into fd1c1d9060 the car.d5f9ef72a2b23449

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Thunk! When I closed the c6bcc95638 door and started the c732f3f007 engine, my body shook 4ce1c232a2 along with the car.26a1496e702ea9e2

I rolled down 31482ae2c4 the window and c26dbc4670 apologized out of 0d99c9b3d8 the blue to 3fff812652 David, who was b9c1643d2a still leaning against 2ffe1bae3a the wall looking e0e78cd2e2 in my direction.e8ad7152da07e90a

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“David, I’m sorry. I told my dad about your motorcycle this morning.”402825fb6db03cd3

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“…… Huh?”785d93873578cafb

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“Dad might go to Mr. Smith to complain. If you don’t want to be in trouble, don’t skip school today. Anyway, I’m off now!”95b8af3eb894a27d

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“Hey! Haley! Haley!”a5cb54475042f4e5

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I rolled up the window. I immediately plugged in the USB and turned up the music, drowning out David’s voice.7887506088f0bcb9

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“Hmm, I feel a little better.”4d22e246f4e14039

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Jens’ “Lottery” was playing from the speakers.a1ab67c39138627d

The lyrics 381e3b1937 asking to 760aa3379a give a 09a4632684 chance stuck 09dbe50a13 in my 0ef268c940 ears.5b6fa64dbc70ad6d

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I cautiously drive 8346f74d8d off, tapping my d67a863137 fingers to the 7752b836c5 beat of the bbbca8cce5 song.7e37f5a283c10dcf

After a while, f1b21556f3 I calmed down d61e6f32ca and muttered to 3105c97c25 myself.062b77f102140b78

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“…… Am I bi-polar?”d02eff73e02523d9

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I began to 25d43e028b suspect that there 4a398ef09c might be a 8ad5a36ccf new problem in cda2e4835d my head.01b25b19e6cb949c

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That evening, my 003460ad69 mom came home 492104e415 from lab work adff5b974b for a few 202353f09d days and dropped d80fb34d3a a bombshell.f84961d9e0e09875

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“I think we’re going to have to move.”1e06530a4b53c5a2

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“…… What? All of a sudden?”113ca9447e2f9d8f

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“They said my lab is being relocated.”b93529c7861d3da7

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“Where to? How far? It’s still around here, right?”e63f2651f30959ad

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As I 6cb306e94b bombarded her ad06e88abc with questions, 496e061737 she gave a9abc1c468 an apologetic 5adbd0b6bc look and 5bb590193b replied.a95f7064ea2a651c

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“I have to go to Arizona.”0bcb98d2b19dd682

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“……?”9a85d48be009acc7

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“Sorry, Haley. I think you have to transfer schools too.”e008f58d13add0df

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“You’re joking, right?”97291dc6f5e65a2e

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It was September. It had 024a2b0fb7 been less df9c8202d5 than a 7133734f67 month since 7c3b6ee1a4 the new 3b3b8dcef6 school year c6a691187e had begun.7c3310c5d882cc51

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Transfer schools at a 071141fde0 time like this? To a crowded 2e691a8233 place like Arizona?e62391cb6c3e87bf

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‘Even though I’m in my senior year?’487f116bf1e44a76

I still found 92c2724538 it hard to d5f92d6a97 deal with people 2a39b95985 even though I ef0d581ce2 was constantly receiving 3f2f065924 counseling.58f85ffcee150158

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I was afraid c9b99ab447 that they would 2bcbc51ec9 curse and talk b222663d82 about me, and fc1d43eb77 I also had 50746a9756 nightmares about people 15f074de15 finding me in e6e2e52c6f hiding and pointing 4a3eeef667 fingers at me.d9f8c20ec87ee2fa

I pretended to be okay because I thought my parents would be worried…….b2eccb991b82d379

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“I’m so sorry. Haley. If you don’t like it, I can go alone. But I want you to come with me.”d2be964d9156871c

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“…….”389a4900395f3a8b

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“The new school is a better place than the one you’re attending now. The teachers are fine, and the percentage of Asians is higher than your current school, so you don’t have to worry as much about racism.”bd82b0e806d208df

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The school I attended now was a small one, and there were only three Asians in the whole school – including me.7f19a1ef93af0489

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On top of that, the school’s ruling queen bee was a huge fan of Hugo and had an extreme hatred for the Asian who almost killed him.7896549304aa5e4d

Because of their insulting remarks, I’ve been wearing my earphones all the time except in class, but did this even reach my parents’ ears?6c40dbb11ff45352

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‘I don’t think anyone would tell them about my school life…….’ce68503a22a83100

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I met my 9aaca38e97 parents’ worried gaze.e3f30e96cb5a060e

In fact, I didn’t have any friends at school, and I didn’t have any teachers I respected, so I could always transfer schools.2ccd783e623fe114

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‘Unless it’s a crowded place.’b2e71316e55cb012

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I thought f62a80dcfe for a e8765292a3 moment.d1ab71afa4fd28f8

In my head, I bb2f6af825 weighed my current school fb1b2e58ae against my hypothetical Arizona 1a662ecb08 school.956b034c7682d6a3

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Should I continue facing racial discrimination or get drained being surrounded by people…….c66b2b90f30180a6

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“…… What do you think, Dad?”ade99088bac677c8

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I didn’t think the scales would tip to one side or the other. I left the choice to my dad, who had been silent the whole time.bbe31dffa94b6437

Dad smiled through his wrinkled eyes and put his arm around Mom’s shoulder.f32442d1c9532ac4

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“Dad wants you to come to Arizona with us.”1d9c99083d437778

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If I 1df9263227 decided to 10f7c47aa1 stay, my b688812c2a dad would 5fff033c3d have to c83b6b387e stay here ef5bb54f62 with me.fa1d3cca9752cefd

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They were d98903f242 so close. It would be unfilial 4383be5543 to keep them apart.fd7138fb6a254b89

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‘Besides, I’m less than a year away from graduating…….’80fe7b23fe799b05

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“…… Then I’ll go. I’ll transfer.”62215ce03fe37dfd

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“Really? Are you sure?”035e2513772a7e4c

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“Yes. It’s not like I’m particularly attached to the school……. or have any close friends in this neighborhood.”4994987cb0feeec6

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For a moment, f4e2beba15 David from next a448d8c8ad door came to 91623a6529 mind but I 5e1ac8ce9e quickly pushed the c9d42898ce thought aside.f2db600ffeb7108b

Dad came over bfddbb0e83 and patted me 34b5898406 on the shoulder.c2083dfeaf171875

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“If you go somewhere new, you’ll make a lot of new friends.”afb2686bb7d04076

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“Yes, I hope so.”1922bd2a51c61acd

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In fact, I don’t need new friends. But I didn’t want to worry my dad further, so I just nodded.d76da04100df6b30

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“Alright, then we’ll start preparing right away. We’ll need to get there as soon as possible. Is that okay?”05b8d4cebad3cfdf

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“Anytime is fine.”3efa19741058c31b

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I had to leave c7df4d1034 the house where we 69b934cc46 had lived for several d178337ed7 years. The thought 5fdb472fe5 of leaving 88a51665a6 behind the cdc23390b9 familiar environment e5ff3b716b made me d43e4731dc feel nauseous, 7aa2ffddec but I c7955113d3 tried not 5553c2033e to show 9347d05cac it.317df6b229663a78

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‘Let’s be as quiet as possible and get my diploma.’85d4e74ab1a1d08f

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Thinking so, I 0682b9efc3 forced the corners f3072a89eb of my mouth 7b3286c2d6 into a smile.b24ef4a85240a731

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Preparations for f381e32b5d the move ff22cbfbaf and transfer d401d80956 were made 0c24c13a03 quickly. I boarded the plane b43282e5fc without any farewell party 938fb5ffe2 (I had to listen 266c7c44fe to the farewell remarks 3f06f14419 from the other students 594cac02d2 until the last day), 4d81ba24e2 and my family set 1075eff95c foot on the sweltering 62de08fd25 ground.1f138110aca9ac1e

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“Haley. It’s your first day of school, how are you feeling?”672236e44b9e99a7

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A few f8e56b0fa7 more days 71e0d0dd5d passed, and 354da62652 the first 1cb65eb840 day of 5babd7860c school arrived. Somehow, my parents a4fe632c6a had prepared breakfast d2cb7f3877 for me just 66425d383c in time for 78500d3364 me to wake 5d1e0f5b1a up.c7408200b3a93a5a

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“It’s okay. I slept soundly, I didn’t have any dreams, and I got to eat with my mom and dad, so it feels good.”4f9c94a5924f19b5

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It seemed that they 4477d3e148 had this prepared to d728aa5e55 ease my nerves.6dc0d8d4e7d9b95a

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“Uhm. By the way, Haley.”993b3108e55d373f

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“What?”22ddc2438bb20fb7

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I was eating Korean 6b14660c99 food with a few 0c1a6758f6 side dishes when my d1fe0bbbae dad called me with c86b3d7f07 a groan.96d4de274c69f3e7

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“Why?”9bf17800598d9a03

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“Are you…… going out like that?”5a9e081f261fc12b

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He glanced 7c84c3ae85 at my d50b378521 outfit with f098cc44c8 a frown.3f820379cbd9480f

Hair that is combed 733e216b56 and tied up haphazardly. A white short-sleeved tee 620cc9a41f with no prints and c19ca6105a a checkered shirt over bb1357ba88 it. Light jeans dc645c25ec with a 2fc156bec1 straight fit.5810776952629927

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“What’s wrong?”2b2af9b59aeeae7f

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It’s completely ordinary. Is there a problem?8a0fcac27ffdd1d0

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I asked 0d94d41d3d with my c8c923bb3c fingers holding fb4da907fd up my 23a15619d1 slipping horn-rimmed f81bb95384 glasses. My dad pointed that bde8880b8c out to me.edd87873fa903996

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“The glasses. What you are wearing……. is not bad, but what’s that big glasses?”6dc70328ae500648

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“It’s a comfort item…….”494f2a3b684a1fb4

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“Haley. If you wear glasses that don’t fit, your eyesight will get worse.”43d3a4266a64d2f8

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“These don’t have lenses.”71279d703fc3ab11

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Why are d4c397d8bd you wearing 9eaaad0d2a them when 49dd97315a they don’t 47e87ad0b5 have any?09af38d94345f62a

My dad looked at me like he couldn’t understand me. I responded, “It’s a fashion trend among young people.”f5c261d2a895200f

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“Enough, both of you. Let Haley do what she wants.”e1250073700a6767

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“Honey. If our daughter keeps up like that, she can’t make friends here either.”323f52b594cb9bf2

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“I’m sure she’ll figure it out on her own.”1bc271be5953c847

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My mom took 28e5544199 my side. Yay.f0ef64c3444d95ba

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“I’ll get going now. I have to go to the teacher’s office before class and I want to take a look around the school.”8a3a8309378edc4a

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“Are you done eating? You ate only half of it.”60e59c54c55f9c80

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“Half is plenty. It’s delicious, but if I eat too much in the morning, I might fall asleep while driving.”3e983af59d2e2b9c

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“Drowsy driving is dangerous. Okay, I understand. Take care. Call me if anything happens. Got it?”66239b8c20860790

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As she smoothed out my outfit, my mom’s eyes shifted to the ring on my finger.d27ef322f6f17bc1

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I nodded, rubbing the aef3735c7a ring with my thumb 5421297e22 as was my habit.35fb60493d870751

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“Yes, I’ll be back.”a7c58c4d250f43a7

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“Okay. If your glasses are too cumbersome, just take them off.”2770046309044961

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My dad couldn’t let it go, tracing a circle over my eyes with his fingers.820bcab2ab8e4ef7

I gave a 05fd17dac5 small laugh and aa2f37f335 slung the bag fc9594ec87 over my shoulder.2f4e550dfa3c7858

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“I’ll think about that.”4d1356d39aef23fe

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It took f72bedf63b about 30 d5dba865b1 minutes by cc5d5aa684 car from 3dbc1ca954 my new 0f8700f0d9 home to 3ced31abfd school.df41410376cc78bb

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Thanks to leaving early, 251ce7a6c3 there was no traffic, dce1645c37 and I arrived about 3234a6974d 5 minutes earlier.9b909d4a2e84993e

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“I like the big parking lot.”758f62c585c1be80

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Due to the large ea2eb30e6e number of students, the d12d3c3622 school had four parking 3120afdf8c lots.fe3c277dcc92ad28

I drove to 58aab47f9c the first parking 55f4e04a84 lot near the 4f9c5e4069 main entrance and 44dfbe8cdf found a spot a4b6fe644a under the shade 823a31f190 of a tree.d30cc2c74febcc47

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‘Oh, I parked the car in one go.’2c1fa7cc7c96befd

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Parking was 5cae23f264 the hardest cd3fc90e00 part for f9d6ec480c me, so 1aebd01544 I felt 03e21b3cd4 good about 34a86cd0fd the situation. I took 473b6772ea out my f1971b7f25 bag from 1f1cbea8b3 the passenger 37a2b0e614 seat, put 798a3d6ef4 it on 2940fce8f4 my shoulder, cefc9cffa0 and got f48ba841ed out of 8ea11665d0 the car.2728ce5754278c3b

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The paper crumpled in 9ccdc333a2 my hands as I 3893ee5e05 struggled to close the ce428435f3 car door. I loosened my a2497985ae grip and slowly 143d2837b8 unfolded the paper, 4957bca1cc revealing a messy ec2326ef80 map of the 0ebee99f63 school.50e6f9578e1cf420

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‘I had to stop by the teacher’s office first and get handouts for the class.’b682b76f31cd4532

Because of that incident 70bf0d4052 11 years ago, I 5341607144 cut off all internet ef2f776f1e access like a monk b03e4c6cf2 estranged from the secular 54b27af1d8 world.3c834c69bbefbbd2

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My phone 0fcab3ff92 was an e5b66cb9d2 old flip b48178ff2f phone, so 1fbc232be8 I had 008aff3157 to draw a212a6e308 the school 3149084244 map on 5720e35392 a piece 500ddd7c34 of paper bbb16c3038 and bring 1a53682b80 it with 30fb83c94d me.7186eb015982cd79

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“Let’s see…….”6f15fef55dc41246

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I was bad with directions just like my dad. Still, I had calculated my time well in advance, so it wouldn’t be a problem if I got a little lost.754eabb8a21dc40d

With a map in e9f616f653 hand, this directionally challenged a1564f500e traveler boldly sets off. I noticed d6fd8261d1 some of 52802392ef the students, 21c692e638 who had 25ceb6dadb arrived at b990dc28f5 school early 589a5cfb0b like me, f4b78fe6b6 were glancing f25c039807 at me.b733b6f6b89d9630

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‘I don’t think it’s discrimination against Asians……. Is it strange to see this face for the first time? There are a lot of students, but do they all know each other’s faces?’d5d210d83d20efbb

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I thought about it 6ad72b9cb2 and tried to shake 591c878271 off the pressure. Their stares b2027352de made my 7728ab6f57 stomach churn 6927e61131 and cold 788e9db6f5 sweat began da843f35d7 to break 8533fbf646 out on 689c130d7c my palms.6b512c1fb595c343

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‘Let’s walk a little faster.’84cf5583ede9be16

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My pace was 6fc257020c getting faster.Tap-tap-tap-The sound of footsteps fba5a86683 echoed in my ears.3141c2ad8940fee6

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“Ah……!”dd09c1609792469a

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Before I 9b76e434c9 knew it, 33d6f50bd6 I stepped 27a5d385a9 on my ef510f8183 untied shoelace. My body leaned forward, c2dfb3f338 and the ground was 8136b8d3af getting closer.1e3f948c5845a560

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‘I’m going to fall!’b9d564def492b418

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I squeezed my 7ad4868863 eyes shut and 1cf77c2a8d curled up.d8c2acc6cf76cfd6

Rather than worrying about 259e215eb0 getting hurt, the first 7972679d68 thing that came to f23800ed48 mind was, ‘The kids are watching, 2ae3ca30e9 how embarrassing!’5e42ee5ce77ba466

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But luckily, I abbf340213 avoided a nasty 27b444249d fall.b54376cd24599889

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“Be careful.”146ae506d8d89bff

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Thud.Something grabbed 15f10672b5 my shoulder.fc5d2a4bb0c850e0

I was 3514f489bd startled and 9681e89dfa froze, but db18d7f4e7 the person 8a51a071df who grabbed 8b5cdf337c me helped c0335d8bcf me stand b2e6aaee11 upright before 607d733cd1 letting go.49784c68cefff429

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I looked ca0c144024 back at f75db6746e him with a04ba954ca a red ba87f1c385 face, trying de1e5c6c4a to form edbecfcd79 the words ec05228199 of gratitude.2b788160bfe004f9

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But the moment I saw the other person’s face, the words that came out of my mouth were unfinished and dissipated into thin air.9150731fc7ad821a

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“I’ve never seen you before. Are you a transfer student?”be08b8476ee04b97

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A pale face with ee44ef0d47 black hair. Tall and broad-shouldered. Sunken eyes 0feff5e81f and crooked 2db75c0113 lips.1fcfd3bdb2aff42a

And the gaze that contains me completely…….5688518811df9f2e

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“…… Hugo?”25b4dec03f6fb2af

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Why is he here? Wasn’t he attending high school in Texas? Was there any information I didn’t know in the original story? Was my memory failing me?88598be8bba21a32